Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies

5 from 27 votes

Chickpea chocolate chip cookies are crispy outside with a soft, chewy middle and gooey chocolate chips in every bite, yet surprisingly healthy and wholesome + egg-free, dairy-free, nut-free, and oil-free!

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Cool10

Total Time40

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegan

Servings: cookies

Calories: 156kcal

Author: Toni Okamoto

Equipment

Ingredients

1 (15-ounce) can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 medium banana, chopped
½ cup of applesauce
¼ cup of brown sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
¾ cup of flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of baking soda
½ teaspoon of cinnamon
½ cup semi-sweet vegan chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. and line a large baking tray with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Set aside.
To a food processor, add the chickpeas, banana, applesauce, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Process for one minute or until the chickpeas are pureed.
In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.
Add the dry ingredients to the food processor with the wet ingredients and mix until all ingredients are fully integrated.
Fold in the vegan chocolate chips and using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop them onto the backing sheet.
With wet hands or a lightly oiled spatula, flatten the cookies to about ½ inch thick.
Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and place the tray on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Then place the cookies to fully set on a cooling rack.

Notes

Blend the chickpeas thoroughly: Process them to a smooth puree, like hummus.

Don’t overmix the dough: Overworking the gluten in the cookie dough can affect the texture and spread of the garbanzo cookies.

Flatten the cookies slightly: They don’t spread much, so it’s a good idea to flatten them to ½-inch thick before baking.

Don’t overbake the cookies: Garbanzo cookies become dry but not more crisp, unlike regular cookies. It’s normal for them to look soft immediately out of the oven. They’ll firm up more as they cool.

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